SHIPPING DISPUTES

Hokitika Guardian, 23 January 1925, Page 3

SHIPPING DISPUTES

VUBTRALIAN AND N.Z. OABLB ASHOCIATIOfLORD MAYOR'S MEETING. SA'DN-EY, January 22. The public meeting called by the Lord Mayor was well attended. After being addressed by the Lord Mayor and the Labour leaders a. motion was carried that the seamen were jnstiged in the stand they had taken in the present dispute. SYDNEY’S ATTITUDE. SYDNEY, Jam 23. The Federal Committee of .Management of the Seamen’s Union, lias sent further telegrams to its brunches instructing them to accept Mr Justice Power’s award. Replies have been icecivcd from all Init Sydney, stating the branches are prepared to leave the acceptance or rejection of the award in the bauds of the .Management Committee. Despite the Sydney attitude thine seems to he little likelihood the Committee will refuse lo give Mr Justice Powers the assurance lie demanded in the Court yesterday. Action will he taken, if necessary, to disciolilie the recalcitrant members of the Sydney branch. I lOBAR.T. Jan. 23. The local ivntersiders, m. LnnncesLoii who were coaling the Nairana left ofl work in I lie afternoon, presumably on receipt of a communication from .Melbourne. The matter was placed before the crew who undertook to work at coaling the vessel. No trouble occurred.